Making home ownership a little more accessible (May 2022)
The difficulties faced by younger Canadians in buying a first home almost anywhere in Canada, owing to both the spiraling cost of real estate and, more recently, increases in interest rates, is a majo...
When you make a mistake on your tax return (May 2022)
For the majority of Canadians, the due date for filing of an individual tax return for the 2021 tax year was Monday May 2, 2022. (Self-employed Canadians and their spouses have until Wednesday June 15...
New Quarterly Newsletters (Q1 2022)
Two quarterly newsletters have been added—one dealing with personal issues, and one dealing with corporate issues....
How to not fall victim to a tax scam (April 2022)
It is a sad fact that, every year, thousands of Canadians become the victims of scams in which fraud artists claim to be representatives of the federal government. Equally sadly, in most cases the mon...
What to do when you can’t pay your tax bill on time (April 2022)
Most taxpayers sit down to do their annual tax return, or wait to hear from their tax return preparer, with some degree of trepidation. In most cases taxpayers don’t know, until their return is comp...
How to pay your taxes for 2021 (April 2022)
Our tax system is complex and, understandably, its myriad rules and exceptions are a mystery to most Canadian taxpayers – and most are happy to leave it that way. There is however, one rule in the C...
How and when to file your 2021 tax return (March 2022)
Each year, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) publishes a statistical summary of the tax filing patterns of Canadians during the previous filing season. Those statistics for last year show that the vast ...
Claiming medical expenses for 2021 (March 2022)
The Canadian tax system provides individual taxpayers with a tax credit for out-of-pocket medical and para-medical expenses incurred during the year. Given that such expenses must be incurred at some ...
What’s new on the return for 2021? (March 2022)
While the requirement that Canadians file an income tax return each year never changes, the actual content of that return is never the same year to year. While many of the changes — like inflation-r...
Figuring out the taxation of pandemic benefits (March 2022)
The list of financial assistance programs that have been provided by the federal government to support individual Canadians through two years of the pandemic is lengthy, detailed, and sometimes confus...
Taking advantage of pension income splitting (February 2022)
Income tax is a big-ticket item for most retired Canadians. Especially for those who are no longer paying a mortgage, the annual tax bill may be the single biggest expenditure they are required to mak...
RRSPs and TFSAs: making the annual choice (February 2022)
If there is one invariable “rule” of financial and retirement planning of which most Canadians are aware, it is the unquestioned wisdom of making regular contributions to one’s registered retire...
Claiming home office expenses for 2021 (February 2022)
As the pandemic continued past 2020 and through 2021, it is likely that employees who were able to work from home spent at least part of the 2021 tax year doing just that. And, as was the case in 2020...
New Quarterly Newsletters (Q4 2021)
Two quarterly newsletters have been added—one dealing with personal issues, and one dealing with corporate issues....
2020 Personal Tax Rates
Ordinary Income
Dividends (Eligible)
Dividends (Ineligible)
Capital Gains
Up to $43,900
20.05%
0%
8.91%
10.03%
$43,900 to $47,600
24.15%
0%
13.61%
12.08%
$47,600 to $77,300
29.65%
6.39%
19.93%
14.83%
$77,300 to $87,800
31.48%
8.92%
22.04%
15.74%
$87,800 to $91,100
33.89%
12.24%
24.81%
16.95%
$91,100 to $95,300
37.91%
17.79%
29.43%
18.95%
$95,300 to $147,600
43.41%
25.38%
35.76%
21.70%
$147,600 to $150,000
46.41%
29.52%
39.21%
23.20%
$150,000 to $210,400
47.97%
31.67%
41.00%
23.98%
$210,400 to $220,000
51.97%
37.19%
45.60%
25.98%
Greater than $220,000
53.53%
39.34%
47.40%
26.76%
2020 Corporate Tax Rates
CCPC up to $500,000
12.20%
Ordinary corporate income
26.50%
Manufacturing and processing corporate rate
25.00%
Investment income
50.17%
Refundable portion of tax on investment income
30.67%
Net of refundable on investment income
19.50%
Dividend refund
38.33%
Tax on portfolio dividends
38.33%
Dividend gross-up (eligible)
38.00%
Dividend gross-up (ineligible)
15.00%
A New Consulting Division at Lund & Associates …
Services Relating to the Sale of a Business
We are excited to announce that we are expanding at Lund & Associates to include a consulting division to offer services relating to the planning for and actual sale of a business at a maximum value.
Valuing the business
Preparing the business for sale to maximize value
Minimizing risk factors for a purchaser that affect the ability to sell the business
Tax planning relating to the sale of a business
Preparing information documents to assist in the sale process
Identifying potential buyers and approaching the buyers
Assisting with the negotiation of terms to the point of a Letter of Intent
Coordinating document flow with banks/lenders involved in the business and sales transaction
Liaison with lawyers to assist in preparation of agreements
We have developed expertise in this area over several years as we have been working with owner-managers right through their business cycle from start-up to eventual sale of the business.
In most cases planning for the sale of a business should begin several years before the planned sale date.
If you, or anyone you know, are interested in discussing how we can help you prepare for the Sale of a Business, please contact Brad Lund at bradl@lundandassociates.com .
